Dr. Anthony Newsome graduated from Duke University in 1964 then received his MD from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1968. He did his internship at the University Hospitals of Cleveland in Ohio and went on to a fellowship at the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland and other fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

He is currently the President of the Retinal Institute of Louisiana and has served as a professor of ophthalmology at various schools. He has also performed research and practiced in the field of ophthalmology. He was the founder and President of Eye Care, Inc. from 1978-1984 after years of teaching, researching, and practicing ophthalmology.

Dr. Newsome is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, The Macula Society, The Retina Society, The Vitreous Society, Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc., Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Society for Cell Biology, and the International Society for Eye Research. He is also the founding member of the International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans.